Thøger Birkeland (20 March 1922 – 6 April 2011) was a Danish teacher and writer mostly known for his
children's book
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...
s. Birkeland was born in
Kalundborg
Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population of 16,659 (1 January 2025),Krummerne
''Krummerne'', or ''The Crumbs'', is a Danish film series about the family Krumborg and particularly the boy 'Krumme' ( Laus Høybye). They are loosely based on Thøger Birkeland's popular children's book series.
The first film in the series, t ...